Sadie Alexander school -the skinny? - PhillyBlog

Malloy · #1 (**permalink**) 03-23-2006, 12:18 PM

Ok, everyone is real quick to boast about how excellent this school is. It is excellent, no doubt.

Its a K - 8 school with 500 students. Thats a small school, very small. Sooooo, what are the odds of getting your kid in this school?

If I had kids and couldnt afford private school I would have 2 options:
1. move to teh burbs for a good public school system (through high school, not just 8th grade!)
2. send my kid to Sadie Alex.

If #2 had a 50% probability, #1 would look much more attractive.

Whats teh skinny?

gap27 · #2 (**permalink**) 03-23-2006, 12:25 PM

I just checked this page out.

http://www.phila.k12.pa.us/schools/p...admissions.htm

It clarifies things a little. I guess there is a limitation to the number of students who can attend.

Malloy · #3 (**permalink**) 03-23-2006, 12:35 PM

I tried to quote that post sean, and it wansnt there. groovy

Anyways, so you must live in the catchment of course, an you are competing for ~70 seats per class? Dunno bout you, but the odds seem pretty low to me.

seand · #4 (**permalink**) 03-23-2006, 12:36 PM

So how many kids who live in the catchment zone are turned away for being late at registration I wonder? A few, a dozen or so, a couple of hundred?

seand · #5 (**permalink**) 03-23-2006, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Malloy

I tried to quote that post sean, and it wansnt there. groovy

Anyways, so you must live in the catchment of course, an you are competing for ~70 seats per class? Dunno bout you, but the odds seem pretty low to me.

No I live west of the catchment zone. If I had kids they would by default go to Lea. I deleted my post because I was under the impression that Sadie Alexander was still adding classes one year at a time as the first group of kids graduate but apparently they have all already "phased-in" to a full K-8 according to the website.

Milan Marvelous · #6 (**permalink**) 03-23-2006, 12:41 PM

Don't forget that there are other very solid grade schools in Philly. A lot of my friends have been happy with Powell middle school and a friend who grew up in Philly went through a public grade school in Northern Liberties which he raves about.

seand · #7 (**permalink**) 03-23-2006, 12:43 PM

At least some parents in my area send kids over to Powell in Powelton Village as a more desirable public than Lea, from what I understand.

Malloy · #8 (**permalink**) 03-23-2006, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Milan Marvelous

Don't forget that there are other very solid grade schools in Philly. A lot of my friends have been happy with Powell middle school and a friend who grew up in Philly went through a public grade school in Northern Liberties which he raves about.

Im focusing on West Phila. Where exactly is Powell?

gap27 · #9 (**permalink**) 03-23-2006, 01:26 PM

Powell is the elementary school (K-4) at 36th & Powelton.

greg · #10 (**permalink**) 03-23-2006, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by seand

So how many kids who live in the catchment zone are turned away for being late at registration I wonder? A few, a dozen or so, a couple of hundred?

That issue has been way overblown. It is a problem for Kindergarten and not for the other grades. Besides, I believe they are moving the Kindergartners to a building adjacent to the Penn Alexander/PIC complex. PIC announced to parents that there would be construction for this purpose a few months ago and that their limited parking would get more limited in coming months.